InsaneJournal

who | Annie Wheaton and OPEN
what | Now that the city is back to "normal", Annie decides to go for a walk.
when | Morning; November 1st.
where | Streets of Colligo.
rating | TBD
status | In Progress

Annie liked Colligo. She didn't care what anyone else had to say about the quaint city in the middle of nowhere, she liked it. She liked the different kinds of people who stayed there. She liked the strange going-ons that got everyone else all riled up. Most of all, though, she liked the fact that here, in this tiny little corner in the middle of nothingness, she was allowed freedom she'd never have back home. If she wanted to stay up late, she could stay up late. If she wanted to sleep all day, she could sleep all day. And if she wanted to go for a walk, all by herself, well, she could do that too.

Some part of Annie's mind - the part that recognized logic and fairness - knew that her connection with Charles, and several other powerful beings, was mostly why she had the freedom here that she didn't back home. If she did get into trouble, help was literally just a thought away. So unlike back home, there wasn't anyone too worried when she wandered off for a while on her own. Which made the walks even nicer because, while Annie really didn't care much about what others thought, it was always nice to go somewhere and not have to deal with Sister fussing at her later for having done gone in the first place. And today, she decided as she calmly meandered down the sidewalk leading away from the Xavier Mansion, was going to be an especially nice time. The weather was cool but not too cold, yet, and the threats that had been wandering around the city since she'd arrived were finally gone. Not that they were really threats in the first place, as far as she was concerned, but it was nice to not have to make rocks fall on them just the same.

Having left her Sally Doll at home, Annie's hands were stuffed inside the pockets of the jacket that she was wearing. She'd stuck her PDA in there before leaving, so her fingers danced almost nervously along the smooth casing of the device as she moved along. Her gaze was darting about, a small, ghost of a smile flickering briefly across her face as various things here and there caught her eye only to be replaced by something else a few seconds later. She smiled shyly at some locals as they passed, ducking her head a bit in shyness when one of the girls commented on liking her hat. Then they were gone, continuing on their way, and Annie once again resumed her step-shuffle that lead away from where she stayed and toward...

Well, she didn't exactly know where she was going, but something told her she was bound to meet at least one interesting person along the way.